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Meta is acquiring a 49% stake in Scale AI for $14.3 billion, hiring CEO Alexandr Wang to lead a new AI lab focused on "superintelligence." Wang will report to Mark Zuckerberg and remain on Scale's board. This move follows Meta's struggles with its Llama 4 AI model and aims to bolster its AI capabilities, competing with Google and OpenAI. Scale AI, which works with various tech giants on AI model training, will continue operations independently, mitigating antitrust concerns. The deal, however, is expected to face government scrutiny.

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